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News Tipoffs - Kentucky Editors Newsletter for Wednesday April 24, 2024 ( 5 items )  

A River Runs Through It: Waterbury's Decades at McAlpine Tell Story of Grit, Determination
DETROIT, Michigan, April 24 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Detroit District issued the following news release: By Katie Chandler, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District Amidst the clanking machinery and rushing waters at McAlpine Locks and Dam in Louisville, Kentucky, there's a woman who has defied stereotypes and scaled heights--both literally and figuratively--to become a pioneer in her field. Sally Waterbury, McAlpine Locks and Dam's first female lock operator, has a story   more

Biden-Harris Administration Invests in Clean Energy and Domestic Biofuels to Strengthen American Farms and Small Businesses as Part of Investing in America Agenda
WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Projects Funded by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act Will Lower Energy Costs and Expand Access to Cleaner Fueling Options ERIE, Pa., April 23, 2024 - Today, in honor of Earth Day 2024, Agriculture Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is funding more than 700 clean energy projects to lower energy bills, expand access to domestic biofuels  more

Kentucky Air National Guard Helps Stage Thunder Over Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, April 24 -- The Kentucky Air National Guard issued the following news on April 22, 2024: Spectators lined the banks of the Ohio River here April 20 for the annual Thunder Over Louisville air show, made possible with support from the Kentucky Air National Guard. This year's event featured more than two-dozen rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft, including appearances by the U.S. Air Force F-16 Viper Demo Team, A-10 Thunderbolt II, B-52 Stratofortress and C-17 Globemaster III; t  more

Ky. U.S. Attorney: Louisville Man Indicted for Controlled Substances Conspiracy, Heroin, and Fentanyl Trafficking Offenses and Money Laundering
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, April 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky issued the following news release: A federal grand jury in Louisville returned an indictment on April 17, 2024, charging a Louisville man with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, possession with intent to distribute heroin and fentanyl, and money laundering. U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky, Special Agent in Charge Rana S  more

VA & DOD Partner to Increase Health Care Access for New York Veterans & Service Members
WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense expanded their existing partnership to allow Veterans, soldiers, cadets, and other beneficiaries to receive care from the Keller Army Community Hospital (KACH) on the West Point Army Installation and at the VA Hudson Valley Health Care System. Enrolled Veterans can now receive mammograms and orthopedic care from  more